King Zhenbei has a favorite

The stars are shining brightly, the night wind is whispering, the palace at night has an indescribable beauty.

Gu Ting and Huo Yan came out from the corner, the surroundings were completely silent, everyone had already finished running, where was there any whispering at night, and the rain of arrows intertwined?

Huo Yan clung to Gu Ting, and looked at him from time to time, every time his lips landed, it was obvious what he was thinking.

Gu Ting's face was tense, and he pushed his hand away: "Is there something else to do?"

Huo Yan: ...

"See it?"

Gu Ting smiled: "It's not convenient to take me with you, is it?"

Huo Yan touched his nose: "It's a little bit, the place I went may not be very clean."

The little thing is so good, so perfect, he doesn't want him to see any dirty things, and his current state... If he hugs the little thing again, he is afraid that something bad will happen.

Gu Ting: "Okay, you go, I'll watch out for you."

Huo Yan almost laughed, what kind of wind can you say?But staying outside is better than going back to the hall to be bullied. Anyway, with his own people following him, the place he is going to is not far away, and he can come back at any time.

"Then you stay here and don't move, I'll be back soon." Huo Yan rubbed Gu Ting's head, turned around and disappeared.

Gu Ting also didn't want to go back to the main hall, until now his face was still red, his blood was hot all over his body, the energy hadn't passed, and he desperately needed a cold wind.

Just when he was bored and didn't know how to dispel his emotions, he saw a person approaching.

The woman, with her hair combed, has a sad look in her eyes, and I feel sorry for her. She is very, very familiar. She is Shi Yaxian, who I have seen and talked to in the hall before.

Shi Yaxian approached gracefully and saw Gu Ting's face full of surprise: "What a coincidence, I saw someone here from a distance, I don't think it's Mr. Gu."

Gu Tingxin said that he was afraid it wasn't a coincidence, he had been standing here for a while, and someone saw it normal, but you saw it from a distance and didn't avoid it, and walked over directly, how could it be a coincidence?

"Madam has been looking for me?"

When he clarified his words, Shi Yaxian couldn't pretend any more, and smiled wryly: "I really envy you, you live a chic and comfortable life, unlike me..." Her voice lowered, hiding endless embarrassment, "I married a bastard as my wife, Anytime, anywhere, you can't be self-willed."

Gu Ting: "Don't you know?"

Shi Yaxian: "What?"

The corners of Gu Ting's lips twitched, a half-smile: "I'm also a bastard, and my family has no official titles. I will be here today, but I don't blame others, and cry to others about how pitiful I am."

This is almost a blatant slap in the face, how could Shi Yaxian not hear it?

She squeezed the handkerchief tightly, and slowly lowered her eyes: "Men and women are always different. There are some things you can do, but I can't do them, and some things you can say, but I can't."

No matter how tactful the voice is, it's still accusing Gu Ting, what do you know, women have a hard life, and it's not easy just to live a good life, compared to you men, you can go anywhere and do all kinds of tricks!

Gu Ting smiled: "Madam, is it too self-deprecating? The world is indeed difficult, but what makes a person unable to live is always his own heart, not the difficulties he faces. There was an aunt in the Huo family ancestors, who was very heroic. A female general, leads troops to fight, takes the lead, is no worse than any other man, and has many admirers, but her initial journey was more difficult than all others. Her parents died young, her younger brother was still young, and there was no one to support her at home. She even faced her on the battlefield. The right scolding and fighting are particularly unpleasant; I heard that there is a female god of wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, who turns her hands into clouds and rains in the business world. If someone wants to teach her a lesson, others will only persuade this person to run away quickly. However, she gritted her teeth and carried the stall left by her father at first. A man, guarding the door is a widow."

"Madam, is your situation more difficult than theirs? Apart from them, the folks don't know how many women have achieved their own lives with their own backbone and persistence. Madam, can it be more difficult than everyone else?"

Shi Yaxian pursed her lips.

Gu Ting: "Others can, but you can't. It's not that you're not smart enough, it's just that you're lazy, you hesitate, look at yourself, and feel so pitiful. Why can't you ask a man to help you? It's not that you don't know this way, but you just think it's too hard. Too tired, too hard, too hard, you think you can climb up faster and get the life you want better by relying on men and scheming, so you give up."

Shi Yaxian's face turned pale, and she involuntarily took two steps back.

These words are too sharp and heart-wrenching, Gu Ting is so young, why is he seeing things so clearly?

Gu Ting put his hands in his sleeves and smiled: "I said Madam Yu, you can't keep silent when you achieve your goals, have enough food and clothing, and enjoy various things. Waiting for others to give alms, if you have the ability, you will do your best, let others look up to you, and make yourself comfortable."

Shi Yaxian bit her lip deeply, if she could, how could she be so humble now!

"Okay, you don't need to act in front of me," Gu Tingxian yawned, "Tell me, what do you want me for?"

Shi Yaxian frowned and frowned, as if it was very difficult to speak, but she was afraid that Gu Ting would turn around and leave, so she had no choice but to speak: "I want to ask the lord to forgive me, what the Highness said just now... I have no other choice."

Gu Ting raised his hand: "Stop, I want to ask him to forgive me, why do you want me?"

Shi Yaxian: ...

She finally understood that reasoning is useless, Gu Ting is better at reasoning than she is, apologizing doesn't work well, it's miserable... Gu Ting is not a person who can take pity on others, so he can only use that trick what?

"My lord, I don't know what happened to me back then... My path is destined to be more difficult than others." Her eyes were reddish, and the bottom of her eyes was full of mist, "I spent two days and nights with the prince back then. The prince is a man. Forget about it, people talk about it most, my way... I don't have a way at all, just the word 'fame' is like a big mountain, and I can't breathe."

These words are veiled, with infinite hidden meaning, and everyone knows what it means.

Even without the previous confession, Gu Ting would not have misunderstood him, he was just jealous, and he never distrusted Huo Yan's behavior.Now that she knew what was going on, of course she would not have Shi Yaxian's expectant expression, and even wanted to laugh.

but……

When he rolled his eyes, he had an idea in his heart, and he followed the other person's words and asked, "How difficult is it?"

A fleeting smile flashed across Shi Yaxian's eyes, and soon she frowned sadly: "This..."

It seemed very awkward, and she didn't seem to want to say it, but Gu Ting knew that she really wanted to say it.So he didn't show any expression or any urging, just waited with his sleeves folded, he was not used to this kind of bad temper!

Sure enough, Shi Yaxian put on a show and opened her mouth anyway, otherwise what if other people don't want to hear it?

"Because of this incident, I have been criticized by outsiders. It is the age at which I want to marry, and no wife is interested in me. There were several families who proposed marriage, but after this incident, all of them disappeared. Marrying into the Marquis of Yichang, life is also very difficult, mother-in-law makes things difficult, sister-in-law makes fun of, almost everyone knows...I am with the prince, with the prince...I saw his body, and he also saw mine..."

Gu Ting thought hehe, is your looking peeking?She's pretty smart at such a young age, but as for Huo Yan looking at her body... Gu Ting thinks it's a lie, at most it's a robbery by bandits, and she's seen it when her clothes are disheveled.

Shi Yaxian deliberately said ambiguously, just to make him unhappy.

But is he the kind of person who can be provoked casually?

Shi Yaxian talked a lot, about how her reputation was worsening day by day, how others hid away, why some messy bastards came to inquire and want to get married, how she avoided it with difficulty, being picked on in all kinds of ways, being ashamed at the small banquet, she Why did he hold the quilt and cry for two days and two nights, and all of this was because King Zhenbei didn't care...

"I have never blamed the lord, and I have never expected anything extravagantly. I am begging you this time for nothing else." Shi Yaxian looked at Gu Ting with tears in her eyes. Got it, I just ask the lord to be considerate of me, for the sake of a little sympathy at the time, don't target Yichang Houfu, save me some face, okay?"

Gu Ting narrowed his eyes slowly.

What Shi Yaxian wants is not just a little bit.Huo Yan is not a person who likes to be implicated, and he didn't intend to target the Yichang Marquis at first, but now it's a good thing, all of them don't move, is it because of your affection?Where did you get such a big face?If you get together with you, your reputation will be bad, but what good name can the prince have?

What she is calculating is not the present, but the future.Gu Ting really didn't expect that she would be so brave.

And these words just now are really interesting...

Gu Ting sneered: "All these predicaments were all induced by yourself, right?"

Shi Yaxian was stunned: "Young Master Gu, what does this mean?"

Gu Ting stared intently: "You were only eleven or twelve years old at the time." He looked at Shi Yaxian and estimated her age, "At most thirteen, you haven't grown up in stature, what can happen with the prince, you think I will be deceived ?”

Shi Yaxian's entire face froze, tears were hanging in her eyes ridiculously, it was very embarrassing to want to shed them or not.

Gu Ting: "Those so-called floating worlds and not being able to survive are actually calculated by yourself, right? You use this experience with the prince to package yourself, see the right person, and want to climb to the position beside him, just Hinting to him that you have friendship with the prince will be beneficial to him in the future; if you don’t want a certain marriage, then implying that the prince is interested in you, if you dare to marry him by force, the prince will take revenge when he turns around, isn’t that true?”

Shi Yaxian staggered and could hardly stand up.

Gu Ting said again: "You look pitiful, but in fact you have both sides. Marrying into the Hou's mansion was calculated by yourself, right? You are the distant cousin of the Zhang family, and you are not completely helpless. Why did you only marry a concubine in the end? , Is it because the Zhang family didn't sleep with you, or was there an accident at that time, and you planned it, it wasn't your husband, but someone else, such as—the son of the Hou family?"

Shi Yaxian's pupils dilated and she almost held her breath.

There was no need for much reaction at all, Gu Ting understood: "It seems that I guessed it right." He clicked his tongue, very regretful, "It can be seen that playing with fire is easy to kill, and you need to be cautious when doing things."

He thought again, no wonder Huo Yue specially wrote to remind him, and the reminder was so cryptic, except that she was a young girl who was not out of the cabinet, it was not convenient to say, did she ever hear any rumors?

This Shi Yaxian must not have sent a letter to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion or something, has she caused some monsters?

Gu Ting narrowed his eyes and looked at Shi Yaxian for a while, then thought of Huo Yan, the dog prince seems to be completely ignorant... It's not like a fake, even if there was such a thing, it would probably have been dealt with by the Grand Princess. With eyes that see through the world, how could you be deceived by a little girl?

He recalled the little things since he entered the palace, and suddenly had an epiphany: "When you entered the palace, you were bullied by those wives, did you let me see it on purpose?"

Sell ​​it miserably first to impress him, and then sell miserably later to deepen the pitiful image. As long as you are not hard-hearted, you will definitely be loose, and if you are loose, you will be taken advantage of by her!

Shi Yaxian lowered her head, pinching her handkerchief and not speaking.

Gu Ting sneered: "Madam is very capable. She thinks first in everything and does everything first. I came here today with a purpose. Do you think that you will succeed with confidence? I am so ignorant that I didn't let Madam It’s done, I’m really sorry!”

Shi Yaxian: "I...I didn't..."

She was flustered. She didn't know why, but the result was completely different from what she had imagined. She obviously worked very hard, and she did everything solidly. He doesn't kill people indiscriminately, Mr. Gu just looks arrogant, but he has never bullied anyone for no reason, he should be a good person...

These methods of hers are only for gentlemen and not villains, and they have always been ineffective, why suddenly they don't work!

Gu Ting looked at this woman, she looked so pitiful to me, she wasn't ugly, but this thought, one by one, was really dirty, it made him, a big man, almost couldn't help but spit it out, it was disgusting No way.

"In the past, when you bullied the prince when he was not in the capital, you can say whatever you want, and use it as you like. Now that the prince is here, you still dare to step forward to plot. How could such a good thing happen? Did you die when the prince of Zhenbei was dead?" !"

Shi Yaxian shook her head again and again, tears streaming down her face: "No...I didn't...you can't say that about me..."

Gu Ting let out an "oh" and snorted coldly: "Really? I still have to stay in the capital anyway, so it doesn't matter if Madam doesn't admit it, I'll check with the prince—does Madam really want me to investigate with great fanfare?"

Shi Yaxian's eyes flickered, she shook her head and cried: "This concubine...it's not very bright, but only in this way can I live a peaceful life for a few days. Everything I do is the only one under the current conditions. Choose, I never want to hurt others, and I have never harmed anyone, please... I kneel down for you..."

She lifted her skirt and was about to kneel.

All her scheming, she showed clearly, very realistic, very annoying, but also very pitiful, but——

Gu Ting was unmoved: "Why should I fulfill you?"

Shi Yaxian could hardly bear it, her body was crooked and she was about to fall down: "Is the young master so unfeeling..."

Gu Ting didn't go to help her, not even the slightest intention to help her.

So far, all the ins and outs have been fully figured out, and the temperament of this woman has been determined. Gu Ting lazily pestered him again, and said directly: "From now on, you should be a good person, and don't think about those things that you have. Don't pester the prince, don't pester me, I just haven't seen you tonight, if you dare to engage in those small tricks again, I'll miss my prince, let me hear - I will take action to clean you up, understand? !"

Shi Yaxian's pupils trembled: "You..."

Gu Ting looked indifferent: "Why, have you never seen someone like me? In your mind, if you were me, if you encountered such a provocation, you would definitely cry to the lord. I feel even more distressed, don't you? I can't, my palms itch when I see someone bullying our prince, and I want to slap him!"

Shi Yaxian shivered, as if she felt the slap with real emotion, her face hurt, her mouth hurt, and her whole body hurt.

No way.

She had no choice but to leave with tears in her eyes.

In the end, before he had gone far, he met Huo Yan.

Huo Yan folded his arms and leaned against the corner pillar. He didn't know when he came here, and he didn't know how long he had been waiting. Maybe he heard all those words just now?

For some reason, Shi Yaxian's back felt a little cold, especially when she saw the prince's dark eyes, her knees softened and she knelt down!

This man wanted to kill her!Really want to kill her!

Huo Yan's eyes were cold, and his thin lips slightly lifted: "Understood?"

Shi Yaxian didn't understand, she looked up blankly.

Huo Yan sneered: "It doesn't matter if you provoke this king, this king doesn't care about women, if you don't listen to him, this king will not be so easy to talk to - everything you have now, everything you cherish, will be lost bit by bit , including your life, understand?"

Shi Yaxian felt her neck swishing cold, as if there was a sword on it, how dare she not agree?

"Understood, I understand, I will never dare to provoke Mr. Gu again in the future!"

The shadow in front of my eyes flickered, and I raised my head again. How can there be the shadow of King Zhenbei?

Shi Yaxian got up weakly, feeling like she had walked through the gate of hell.All the expectations hidden in her heart, all the little calculations, were all in vain. Not only did she get nothing, but she even said that in the hall herself, and her reputation... There is no way she will come back.

The king of Zhenbei will not care about it, and she can't talk nonsense anymore. In the future... what should I do?

She really made a mistake for this palace banquet.

……

Seeing Huo Yan, Gu Ting was of course very happy: "You're back? Are things settled?"

He didn't mention Shi Yaxian, so Huo Yan didn't ask any more, just calmly clasped his hand and intertwined with his fingers: "Well, it's over."

Gu Ting: "Is there any gain?"

Huo Yan: "In Yuehua Palace, I saw a familiar old eunuch, you and I are familiar."

Gu Ting felt that these words were not casually said, Yuehua Palace is the sleeping palace of Concubine You Gui, how could Huo Yan have acquaintances there?If it is an ordinary person, ordinary things, Huo Yan must have said it easily, and said, this person is not simple, maybe they have discussed it.

With a flash of inspiration in his mind, Gu Ting suddenly thought of someone: "Eunuch Li Gui?"

The old eunuch who went to Jiuyuan with You Dachun in the name of supervising the army, but didn't fulfill the duty of supervising the army at all, has been out of the way throughout the whole process, always subtly avoiding all kinds of battles and various dangers , whereabouts are unknown for part of the time, seems to be still looking for something...

Huo Yan's eyes burst out with admiration: "That's right, he is one of the two talking people we saw earlier."

Gu Ting was quite shocked: "So he belongs to Concubine You?"

Huo Yan shook his head: "Not necessarily."

There are a lot of people in the palace, especially the old and mature eunuchs, who are duplicitous, have countless masters, and have their own rules of survival. If you want to understand them thoroughly, you have to investigate deeply.

Gu Ting suddenly had a bold guess: "Could it be Huang..."

He pointed to the sky.

Could it be that the emperor is also looking for such a thing?

Huo Yan still shook his head: "I can't tell, there is no evidence, anything is possible."

Gu Ting moved his nose slightly, and suddenly smelled a trace of blood, and was instantly alert: "What did you just do?"

Huo Yan raised his sleeve and sniffed: "It's okay, it's not mine. I just killed a spy, from Beidi, I can't let it go any longer."

Gu Ting didn't think at the first time why there was Beidi's secret work in the palace, but it couldn't be tolerated any longer. Huo Yan knew the existence of this person long ago?

He was a little anxious: "Then don't kill him immediately, it's better to save it for questioning!"

Huo Yan smiled: "It's over."

"Oh, that's it." Gu Tingxin said that it would be fine if the questioning is over, and if the person is killed, he will be killed, "But how will this matter end?"

Huo Yan: "There is no need to finish it."

"How about that?"

Gu Ting was anxious again, did this happen in his last life!No, he can't make Huo Yan unlucky, it's better to find a perfect way to avoid it, or directly find someone who is responsible for it!

"Did anyone see you when you just killed someone?"

"No."

Since no one saw it, how could it happen in the previous life... Gu Ting thought again, also, this place is in the imperial palace, if you want to commit a crime, why is there no excuse?I'm afraid that Huo Yan was not recruited back then, and this was deliberately planted, but I didn't expect it to be the right one!

It's still the same reason, in this kind of place, the truth is not important, what matters is what the superior thinks... He doesn't need to understand what's going on, as long as the royals don't make trouble, or don't let them have the opportunity to make trouble !

How to do it……

Just as he was thinking, Meng Zhen and Meng Ce suddenly appeared.

Gu Ting was a little dazed: "Why are you here?"

Seeing Meng Ce and Huo Yan nodding to each other as a greeting, he immediately understood that these two people are good at martial arts, have strong facial features, and how connected they are on a daily basis, there must be various secret codes, and if you want to find them, you can certainly find them.

Meng Zhen was very anxious: "Stop, let me tell you something!"

He ran over and told Gu Ting what he saw and heard with his brother just now, all about Yao Meiren.

After Gu Ting listened, he thought about it and understood: "Yao Meiren?"

Is it the beauty who didn't say anything before and just came up to him?Also Concubine You's back-up?

He said that the provocation was very superficial at first glance, it looked like a no-brainer, and it had no sincerity at all, so that's why...

As soon as he rolled his eyes, he understood what the two brothers were thinking: "Go, let's instigate her rebellion!"

Meng Zhen was a little worried: "Will she be obedient?"

Gu Ting was fine: "If you listen or not, we have nothing to lose, right? We don't really want to make friends with her."

Meng Zhen was stunned for a moment before he punched his palm to react: "That's right!"

Gu Ting rubbed his little friend's dog's head: "Where is Yao Meiren now, do you know?"

Meng Zhen nodded, raised the chubby paw and pointed in the direction: "My brother and I saw it just now, she seems to be preparing something in the pavilion over there, it looks really suspicious..."

Gu Ting and the others walked over, saw the pavilion from a distance, and immediately understood why Meng Zhen said it was suspicious.

The gazebo in the palace is bigger than other places, and it is also much more exquisite, but no matter how exquisite it is, it is still a pavilion, and it should not be surrounded by light gauze, it should still be pink. The small table is surrounded by a thin brocade quilt, which is soft and considerate, making people want to lean on it and have a try.

Why do you feel a little bit lewd?

What is this woman planning?